Bhagavad Gita 13.35 · Krishna
The eye of knowledge
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोरेवमन्तरं ज्ञानचक्षुषा।
भूतप्रकृतिमोक्षं च ये विदुर्यान्ति ते परम्॥
kṣetrakṣetrajñayorevamantaraṃ jñānacakṣuṣābhūtaprakṛtimokṣaṃ ca ye viduryānti te param
Those who see with the eye of knowledge the field, its knower, and how beings are freed from nature, reach the highest.
Words
- kṣetra
- jñāna
- prakṛti
What it means
Krishna ends the chapter. With jnana-chakshu, the eye of knowledge, some see the difference between kshetra, the field of body and mind, and the knower. They see how beings are freed from prakriti, nature's grip. Such people reach the highest. Seeing clearly is itself the freedom.
The story
Chapter thirteen has given Arjuna new eyes. He can now tell the difference between his trembling body and the steady witness within. That difference is what will let him stand up.
In your life
Maybe you know someone who learns to say, I'm feeling anxious, rather than, I am anxious. A small shift, enormous freedom. Practise that wording today with one feeling.
Seeing the difference sets you free.